Covered States and Jurisdictions That Have "Bailed Out" or Attempted to "Bail Out" of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Elections.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1981.

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text file

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Summary:

Reviews court cases in which States and jurisdictions have invoked a provision in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that allows them to "bail out" (exempt themselves) from coverage if they can prove that they have not used a voting test or device in a discriminatory manner for at least five years.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Covered States and Jurisdictions That Have "Bailed Out" or Attempted to "Bail Out" of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended

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